Longitudinal active living research to address physical inactivity and sedentary behaviour in children in transition from preadolescence to adolescence

Table 2 Overview of study variables from previous data collection

Context	Measurement tool	Derived variables
Neighbourhood built environment characteristics	Neighbourhood Active Living Potential [35, 36]	Density of destinations, activity friendliness, safety and universal accessibility
Neighbourhood built environment characteristics	Irvine Minnesota Inventory [37, 38]	Diversity of destinations, attraciveness, safety from crime and traffic and pedestrian acess
Neighbourhood and household social environment characteristics	Statistics Canada Census 2006 and Statistics Canada Household Survey 2011	Median household income, neighbourhood deprivation index, household income,mother’s and father’s education

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